Viglione v. Heart Brands, Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL ACTION NO. 22-CV-10175 KEITH VIGLIONE V. HEART BRANDS, INC. MEMORANDUM & ORDER January 9, 2023 ZOBEL, S.D.J. Plaintiff Keith Viglione initiated this lawsuit against Defendant Heart Brands, Inc., for copyright infringement and removal of copyright management information. Plaintiff alleges that he took a photograph on February 5, 2017, of the Prudential Tower lit up to read “GO PATS.” He registered that photograph with the United States Copyright Office on the same day. Plaintiff further alleges that Defendant removed the watermark…